severity 304934 normal tags 304934 confirmed retitle 304934 [ALEXANDER] passwd: -e option should override PASS_MAX_DAYS (from /etc/login.defs) thanks
Hi! On Sat, Apr 16, 2005 at 06:54:04PM +0200, Marc Haber wrote: > when PASS_MAX_DAYS is set in login.defs, useradd creates accounts that > expires. This causes adduser to create _system_ accounts that expire, > which is bad. Thanks for reporting this. I think it is a bug (thus changing severity). > Please provide a command line option for useradd so that adduser can > tell useradd to create a non-expiring account. I think "-e" option should just have higher priority than PASS_MAX_DAYS. I need to check upstream for its behaviour regarding -e option and would also be glad to hear Tomasz's opinion on the matter. -- WBR, xrgtn -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
